MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2006046304
003 DLC
005 20070419082301.0
008 060517s2007 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aE450$b.T62 2007
082 00 $a973.7/115$222
100 1 $aTobin, Jacqueline,$d1950-
245 10 $aFrom Midnight to Dawn :$bthe last tracks of the underground railroad /$cJacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bDoubleday,$cc2007.
300 $axi, 272 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aMaps on lining papers.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index.
520 $aThe Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers. While there were dedicated conductors and safe houses, there were also arduous nights in the mountains and days in threatening towns. For those who made it to Midnight, the code name given to Detroit, the Detroit River became their Jordan. And Canada became the Promised Land where they could live freely in black settlements, one known as Dawn, under the protection of British law. This book presents the men and women who established the Railroad and the people who traveled it. Some are well known, like Harriet Tubman and John Brown, but there are equally heroic, less familiar figures here as well. The book evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes among black settlers in Canada.--From publisher description.
520 $aIncludes information on abolitionist movement, Frederick Douglass, emigration movement, slavery, etc.
505 0 $a"One more river to cross" -- Freedom's new direction -- Wilberforce -- Dawn and "Uncle Tom" -- Chatham -- Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman -- Henry Bibb -- The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission -- Niagara region -- Detroit frontier -- The Civil War and reconstruction years.
650 0 $aUnderground Railroad$zOntario.
650 0 $aUnderground Railroad$zMichigan$zDetroit Region.
650 0 $aFugitive slaves$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aFugitive slaves$zMichigan$zDetroit Region$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aSlaves$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aSlaves$zMichigan$zDetroit Region$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aBlacks$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aLand settlement$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aOntario$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aDetroit Region (Mich.)$xHistory$y19th century.
700 1 $aJones, Hettie.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0713/2006046304-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0713/2006046304-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0713/2006046304-s.html